#306: Cannot boot from mirrored zfs setup
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Reporter: billksun | Owner: kris
Type: System Defect | Status: reopened
Priority: major | Milestone: 8.1
Component: Installer | Version: 8.1
Resolution: | Keywords: disklabel, awardbios, phoenix, hang, post
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Changes (by diddledan):
* cc: diddledan@… (added)
* status: closed => reopened
* version: 8.1-BETA1 => 8.1
* resolution: fixed =>
* keywords: => disklabel, awardbios, phoenix, hang, post
Comment:
I too am having this issue with stock freebsd 8.0 on the exact same BIOS
version, but with a different mainboard. My mainboard is an MSI 975X
platinum powerup with base version 6.00PG of the AwardBIOS as shown in the
original poster's image above (the version numbering is for the base bios
software, and not the version number that the manufacturer gives each
iteration of their customisations. - I am using version 7.90 of MSI's
Phoenix AwardBIOS-6.00PG-based BIOS for the 975X Platinum Powerup Edition
Mainboard.). It would seem the issue is with the BSD disk label (and
others: I had an issue with an OSX hybrid GPT+MBR at one stage but that
disappeared after some fiddling, and I am unsure the exact combo that was
causing the hang.).
After reinitialising the hard drive with a blank MSDOS MBR (by connecting
to another machine, or using a USB caddy to connect _after_ the POST) I
can get the boot sequence to proceed normally once the drive is
reconnected to the system. However, once the BSD disklabel is back in
place the system will hang on the POST screen once again.
The similarity between BIOS type would suggest to me that the issue is
with interactions between the disk format and this BIOS and could be
affecting many more people than is realised.
I have reopened this bug, however I believe the issue is with core freebsd
and not specific to PC-BSD, so feel free to close again.
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